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These are the people tasked with keeping Maine’s potato industry healthy

These are the people tasked with keeping Maine’s potato industry healthy

First of larger cruise ships for 2026 arrives in Rockland

Dover-Foxcroft police ID vehicle in fatal hit-and-run

How this coastal Maine town’s ‘matriarch’ keeps busy even as she turns 100

How this coastal Maine town’s ‘matriarch’ keeps busy even as she turns 100

As she celebrates her 100th birthday, Doris Russell reflects on decades of civic leadership, gardening and supporting Maine Maritime Academy.

Latest Videos

Maine ranks 9th in U.S. for seasonal labor demand

Maine ranks 9th in U.S. for seasonal labor demand

Appalachian State football thumps UMaine 55-3

Appalachian State football thumps UMaine 55-3

Why 4 Maine rivers flow north instead of toward the ocean

Why 4 Maine rivers flow north instead of toward the ocean

Hannaford reaches $9M settlement over manager pay

Hannaford reaches $9M settlement over manager pay

Maine hunter traps massive 638-pound bear near The Forks

Maine hunter traps massive 638-pound bear near The Forks

Robert Indiana’s coastal Maine estate listed for sale for $1.4M

Robert Indiana’s coastal Maine estate listed for sale for $1.4M

Northern Maine native finishes world’s longest horse race

Northern Maine native finishes world’s longest horse race

Belfast looks to change part of downtown street to one-way traffic

Belfast looks to change part of downtown street to one-way traffic

Triathlete Sports buys former Family Dollar building in Bangor

Triathlete Sports buys former Family Dollar building in Bangor

Latest Obituaries

Patricia Evelyn Sturgeon

Marie H. McCready Blake

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LATEST NEWS

US tourism groups want to win Canadian visitors back. A testy trade war isn’t helping

Early Emmys ceremony could bring many trophies for ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Hacks’ and ‘Pluribus’

Parents of San Diego mosque gunman say a mental health facility failed to heed FBI warning

Husson, Maine Maritime, UNE football teams all lose season openers

OPINION

Letter: Vote for Susan Collins to keep people off Medicaid

Letter: Vote for Susan Collins to keep people off Medicaid

Letter: It’s time for Mainers to move on from Susan Collins

Letter: It’s time for Mainers to move on from Susan Collins

Public Safety

Police seek driver who fled after forcing car off road in Limington

Dover-Foxcroft police seek vehicle after man found dead on side of road

Police ID man killed in shooting outside Lewiston tavern

NATIONAL NEWS

What’s open on Labor Day? Most retailers. Closed? Government, banks and the stock market.

Robin Morgan, feminist, poet and editor, dies at 85

Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses

POLITICS

Troy Jackson agrees to 4 October debates against Susan Collins

Troy Jackson agrees to 4 October debates against Susan Collins

Maine selectmen survive recalls by huge margins following town meeting brawl

Lacking cash, Troy Jackson is leaning into his ground game

Elon Musk’s political machine begins spending to help Susan Collins

Susan Collins doesn’t rule out another Senate run if she wins in November

BUSINESS

Mobile home group threatens to sue town over proposed rent control ordinance

Mobile home group threatens to sue town over proposed rent control ordinance

Drivers face highest gas prices for Labor Day weekend in more than a decade

Maine utility regulators approve Versant management reforms

For lobstermen, prices are up for everything except lobsters

Lobsters remain plentiful in Maine, but outside forces cast uncertainty on industry

Today’s paper

GET OUTSIDE AND DO THINGS

Only experienced hikers should take on these rugged Maine mountains

Only experienced hikers should take on these rugged Maine mountains

Why photos can actually make fall bird identification harder

Why photos can actually make fall bird identification harder

A ‘wacky’ way to fish: Late-season techniques in Maine

A ‘wacky’ way to fish: Late-season techniques in Maine

This roadless area of Maine could lose federal protections

This roadless area of Maine could lose federal protections

SPORTS

UMaine football seeking another win, while Husson, MMA and UNE open their seasons

Massabesic survives 6 turnovers to edge Bangor in football opener

Fox 22 and ABC 7 to televise UMaine field hockey and soccer games for 1st time

Father-son coaching duo makes debut as Bangor High football hosts Massabesic

Defending Class B North champ Hermon girls soccer team seeking elusive state title

Bangor High girls soccer seeking 3rd-straight Class A state title

OPINION

Letter: Appreciating Mother Nature

A person (not AI) wrote this column, because people are still the future of Maine’s economy

I voted to close Lincoln Hospital’s birthing unit. Here’s why.

When a town stops delivering babies, life gets harder in Maine

Life is no picnic for American workers this Labor Day

Young people need real connections, not just safer apps

Latest news in your region

BANGOR

Parker McCollum burns it down in Bangor

Parker McCollum burns it down in Bangor

HANCOCK

4 candidates running for 2 seats on the Ellsworth City Council

4 candidates running for 2 seats on the Ellsworth City Council

MIDCOAST

State charge against suspected Rockland prostitution ringleader dismissed

State charge against suspected Rockland prostitution ringleader dismissed

PORTLAND

Woman killed in Portland hit-and-run has been identified

Woman killed in Portland hit-and-run has been identified

AROOSTOOK

A thief stole the Virgin Mary from an Aroostook sanctuary

A thief stole the Virgin Mary from an Aroostook sanctuary

CENTRAL MAINE

Norway board OKs 14‑unit redevelopment of former Advertiser Democrat building

Norway board OKs 14‑unit redevelopment of former Advertiser Democrat building

DOWN EAST

Proposed Kingfish aquaculture project in Jonesport on indefinite hold

Proposed Kingfish aquaculture project in Jonesport on indefinite hold

PISCATAQUIS

Dover-Foxcroft police ask public for help after unresponsive person found along roadside

Dover-Foxcroft police ask public for help after unresponsive person found along roadside

YORK

In new documentary, comedian Dane Cook recalls how his brother stole $12M from him to invest in Maine properties and businesses

In new documentary, comedian Dane Cook recalls how his brother stole $12M from him to invest in Maine properties and businesses

News

Sunny skies ahead for rest of Labor Day weekend

Weather

Sunny skies ahead for rest of Labor Day weekend

Penobscot County overspent by more than $5M in 2024, new audit shows

Government

Penobscot County overspent by more than $5M in 2024, new audit shows

Passamaquoddy tribe weighs purchase of Eastport’s recently closed grocery store

Business

Passamaquoddy tribe weighs purchase of Eastport’s recently closed grocery store

Bangor disrupts struggling healthcare provider’s plan to sell $1.3M building

Government

Bangor disrupts struggling healthcare provider’s plan to sell $1.3M building

ICE reportedly opening office in long-closed Newport courthouse

Police and Courts

ICE reportedly opening office in long-closed Newport courthouse

Penobscot Community Health Care laying off staff amid financial crisis

Health

Penobscot Community Health Care laying off staff amid financial crisis

Facing tough reelection bid, Susan Collins navigates Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada

Elections

Facing tough reelection bid, Susan Collins navigates Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada

Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Labor Day rally

State

Graham Platner no longer scheduled to speak at Labor Day rally

Inside Jared Golden’s lobstering win, from a 2019 tweet to push by Paul LePage

Washington

Inside Jared Golden’s lobstering win, from a 2019 tweet to push by Paul LePage

Canadian brewery eyes move to shuttered Maine pub amid escalating tariff dispute

Business

Canadian brewery eyes move to shuttered Maine pub amid escalating tariff dispute

Reentry program takes teens from Maine’s only youth prison on whitewater rafting trip

Penobscot

Reentry program takes teens from Maine’s only youth prison on whitewater rafting trip

Former UMaine standout Zavier Scott signs with Chicago Bears

Professional Football

Former UMaine standout Zavier Scott signs with Chicago Bears

Mainers tell advisory council they’re concerned about data centers — and the risk of missing out

State

Mainers tell advisory council they’re concerned about data centers — and the risk of missing out

New superintendent takes over Belfast-area school district that faces shrinking enrollment

Education

New superintendent takes over Belfast-area school district that faces shrinking enrollment

Bangor won’t clarify if councilor’s spouse can be sworn in to School Committee

Government

Bangor won’t clarify if councilor’s spouse can be sworn in to School Committee

Troy Jackson fires up supporters and faces questions at Lewiston town hall

Elections

Troy Jackson fires up supporters and faces questions at Lewiston town hall

Jared Golden’s bill to extend pause on lobster rules clears House

Washington

Jared Golden’s bill to extend pause on lobster rules clears House

Jared Golden defies Democrats to save a GOP vote, blindsiding party leaders

Washington

Jared Golden defies Democrats to save a GOP vote, blindsiding party leaders

UMaine football coach pleased with team’s resiliency in season opener win

College Football

UMaine football coach pleased with team’s resiliency in season opener win

Maine man sentenced to life in prison for murder of ex-girlfriend in Bangor

Police and Courts

Maine man sentenced to life in prison for murder of ex-girlfriend in Bangor

Limits of ‘affordability checks’ surface as payments begin to arrive in mailboxes

State

Limits of ‘affordability checks’ surface as payments begin to arrive in mailboxes

Defense Department lacks resources to conduct all required cognitive tests, federal report finds

Washington

Defense Department lacks resources to conduct all required cognitive tests, federal report finds

Troy Jackson leans into town halls as an attack on Susan Collins

Elections

Troy Jackson leans into town halls as an attack on Susan Collins

Greater Bangor towns are struggling to get enough candidates to run for public office

Government

Greater Bangor towns are struggling to get enough candidates to run for public office

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